Were you not a fan of William Powell in the Thin Man series? If you thought Nick Charles should have been played by someone else, check out Walter Pidgeon in Nick Carter, Master Detective. He could have easily teamed up with Myrna Loy and solved mysteries, and it's no coincidence that this movie was released shortly after the first The Thin Man.
Pidge is called in on a case about secret airplane blueprints getting smuggled out of a factory. Who's the sneak, and how are they getting the information out when the security is so tight? Rita Johnson is an on-site nurse, whom Pidge both suspects and flirts with. Henry Hull, made up to be a decrepit old fogie, costars as the inventor of the airplane. He's very protective over his material, but not even he is removed from suspicion. Donald Meek is an amateur sleuth who wants nothing more than to become Pidge's sidekick. He tags along even when he's not wanted, and it's pretty funny.
This isn't really a great movie; it's only for die-hard Walter Pidgeon fans. You might not find many other movies where he gets to run around chasing bad guys, flying an airplane, and even pulling out a Tommy gun when he gets tired of using his fists. If that sounds like fun, check out this very obscure flick. If you'd rather pass, you won't be missing out on a big classic.
Pidge is called in on a case about secret airplane blueprints getting smuggled out of a factory. Who's the sneak, and how are they getting the information out when the security is so tight? Rita Johnson is an on-site nurse, whom Pidge both suspects and flirts with. Henry Hull, made up to be a decrepit old fogie, costars as the inventor of the airplane. He's very protective over his material, but not even he is removed from suspicion. Donald Meek is an amateur sleuth who wants nothing more than to become Pidge's sidekick. He tags along even when he's not wanted, and it's pretty funny.
This isn't really a great movie; it's only for die-hard Walter Pidgeon fans. You might not find many other movies where he gets to run around chasing bad guys, flying an airplane, and even pulling out a Tommy gun when he gets tired of using his fists. If that sounds like fun, check out this very obscure flick. If you'd rather pass, you won't be missing out on a big classic.